This is not my tab, but it took me ages to find it anywhere on the net so im
putting it up here for others to use, as the only other Alameda tab on her is
guitarpro, so those without a subscription to guitarpro cant use it.
i think this tab is right, sounds good, Elliott Smith is a LEGEND.
Alameda
Elliott Smith
Tune guitar down a tone
Chords used :
Cmaj7* : x32400 C/G* : 3xxx10 Cm : x35543
B7 : x2420x C/B : x2xx10 F : 133211
Am : x02210 Cmaj7 : x32000 Bb : x1333x
Asus2 : x02200 Dm : xx0231 G : 3200xx
Fmaj7/C : x33210 E : 022100 A11 : 5400xx
C : x32010 E7 : 020130 G/B : x200xx
Cadd9 : x32030 C/G : 332010 C* : x3555x
Cadd11 : x32011 Eb : x6888x Eb/Bb : 66504x
Badd11(b13) : x24040 Eb/G : x 10 8 8 8 x
Asus4 : x02230 Gm : 355333
Intro (album version)
Cmaj7* B7
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
--------------------------------------------------------|
----0---------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-------0----|
---------4------4-------4------2-------2--------2-----2-|
----2------2------2-------2------4-------4------4-----4-|
-3-----3------3-------3------2-------2-------2-----2----|
--------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
^ ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
----0--------0-0----0-0----0------0------0-0----0------|
----1------1-1-0--1-1-0--1-1-1----1----1-1-1-------3-1-|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2----2-2-2-----------|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3---------|
-0-----0-----0------0------0---3-----3---3---3--3------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
--------0--------1------0-----------0------------------------|
--------1----3---1------1------4----4----4---4------4--4-4-0-|
---0----0--------0----0-0-----------0----0---0------0--0-0-0-|
--------2-------------2-------------4----4---4------4--4-4-0-|
-3---3-----3---3---3--3---3--2---2-----2---2---2--2------2---|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
^ ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
----0--------0-0----0-0-----------0------0-0---0---0---0---0-|
----1------1-1-0--1-1-1--3---1----1----1-1-1---1---1---1---1-|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2---2----2----2-2-2---2---2---------|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2---3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
-0-----0-----0------0------0---3-----3---3---3---3-------2---|
-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Intro (tabbed from the bumbershoot seattle, wa 09-02-2000 show, the acoustic
guitar is in standart tuning)
Cmaj7* B7
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
------------------------------------------------------|
----0------0-----0------0--0-----0-------0-------0----|
----4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-4----2-------2--------2-------|
-------2-2----------2-2--------4-------4------------4-|
-3------------3------------2-------2-------2-----2----|
------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v
----0-----------------------0----0-----0-----0-------|
----1-----1-0---1---0---1--------1-----1---------3-1-|
----2--2--2----------------------2-----2-------------|
----2--2--2----------------------3-----3-------------|
-0-----0------0---0-------0---3-----3-----3----3-----|
----------------------0------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/alameda_tab.html ]
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
--------0--------1------0---------------------------------|
--------1----3---1------1------4----4----4-4-----4----4-0-|
---0----0--------0----0-0-----------0----0-0-----0----0-0-|
--------2-------------2-------------4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-0-|
-3---3-----3---3---3--3---3--2---2-----2------2-----2-----|
----------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v
----0---------------0------------0----0---0---0-0----0---0-|
----1-----1-0---1---1---3---1----1----1---1---1-1----1---1-|
----2--2--2-2---2-------2---2----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
----2--2--2----------------------3--3---3---3--------------|
-0-----0------0---0---0---0---3-----3---3---3----------2---|
---------------------------------------------------3-------|
C B7
you walk down alameda shuffling your deck
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
of trick ca - rds over everyo - ne
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
like some pre - cious on - ly so - n
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
face down, bow to the champio - n
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C B7
you walk down alameda looking at the
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
cracks in the sidewa - lk thinking about your fri - ends
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
how you mai - ntain all them i - n
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C
a constant state of suspe - nse
Dm E (or E7) Am C/G
for your own pro - tection o - ver their affection
Eb Eb/G Gm
no - body broke your heart
Cm F Bb C
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C B7
walk down alameda brushing off the nightmare you wish
Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
could plague me when i'm awa - ke
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
and now you see your first mi - stake
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C
was thinking that you could re - la - te
C G F G (slide to) A11 Am
for o - ne or two minutes she liked y - o - u
C G F G/B
but t - h - e fix is in
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C B7 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C
Dm E (or E7)
you're all pre - ten - sion
Am C/G
i never pay attention
Eb Eb/G Gm
no - body broke your heart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G Gm
no - body broke your heart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G Gm
no - body broke your heart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G Gm
no - body broke your heart
Cm F Bb C*
if you're a - lone it must be you that wants to be apart
Eb Eb/G Gm Cm F Bb C* (or C/G) Eb (or Eb/Bb)
^ : downstroke
v : upstroke
